Two valleys, one daydream
I’ve spent a lot of drives between Adelaide and the Barossa thinking about this. The valley already knows how to do a good drink — riesling, shiraz, the Saturday flat white that fuels a cellar door crawl. What Tanunda hasn’t had is proper Taiwanese bubble tea and a box of warm, chewy mochi donuts. That gap has been living rent-free in my head for months.
We’re finally fixing it. Chewberry is coming to the Barossa Valley, and I can’t quite believe I get to type that.
Why I refuse to rush this
I could throw the doors open with a full menu and a flashy launch and just hope the kitchen keeps up. I’m not going to do that, and it’s a deliberate choice.
The Barossa rewards patience. The winemakers here wait years for a good drop. The least I can do is take a few months to get a menu right before I put it in front of people I want as regulars for the long haul.
So here’s how it’ll roll out. First comes mochi donut pickup in Tanunda — order ahead, swing by, grab your box. Simple and low-stress while we find our feet.
Then come the weekend pop-ups, where you can catch us with a rotating run of flavours and a few experiments.
Once the rhythm is there, we bring on the full bubble tea range and coffee. By the time the tea is pouring, it’ll be the version I’m proud of, not a rushed first draft.
A new stop on your day out
I keep picturing the loop a good Barossa Saturday makes. A morning at the Barossa Farmers Market, a wander down Murray Street, a long winery lunch, and then — this is the bit we’re adding — a chewy mochi donut and a fresh milk tea for the drive home.
We want to be the easy sweet stop between the big indulgent ones. If you’re showing visitors around the valley, we’ll be a soft landing the whole car will agree on.
Made for Barossa families
Half the reason I’m excited is the kids. Mochi donuts are made for little hands — colourful, pull-apart, a bit of a novelty out here. And because ours are made with naturally gluten-free rice flour, the one cousin who usually misses out on the party treat finally gets the good stuff too.
The grown-ups pretend they’re buying them for the children. We see you.
Be first through the door
I’ll be sharing pickup days, pop-up spots, and the full opening as they land. Keep an eye out around Tanunda and follow along — when the bubble tea finally pours in the Barossa Valley, you’ll want to be early.
